Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
Telephone: +44 2070080932
E-mail: graham.wray@fcdo.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/fcdo/
Address of the buyer profile: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Propcom+ (not an acronym) – Supporting economic development in conflict and climate affected regions in Nigeria
Reference number: 300826
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Propcom+ is a UK International Climate Finance (ICF) programme which aims to support the transformation of Nigeria’s rural economy through an integrated approach that addresses challenges in environmental, social, and economic dimensions of Nigeria’s food and land-use system. It will do this by addressing the key barriers to sustainable agricultural development to increase productivity, enhance resilience to climate change, pursue lower emissions, improve access to nutritious diets, as well as helping tackle some of Nigeria’s underlying drivers of conflict.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
113 400 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75211200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Nigeria.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Supplier contract will run for seven years from the date of signature, subject to break clauses and resource availability. The total budget available for the services to be provided under this contract will be up to £58.40 million (inclusive of all applicable taxes).
i. A further £30 million of funds will be reserved and may be allocated across the programme to high performing activities - based on recommendations from an independent mid-term evaluation at the end of Year 3 of the contract.
ii. An additional £25 million scale-up option will also be available – subject to a Business Case Addendum and and based on a review in the last two years of the programme – should it prove to have a strong impact and the potential to yield better results. Any scale-up shall be subject to a maximum additional budget of £55 million.
iii. Up to 3-year time extension based on recommendations from a review in the last two years of the programme, subject to a maximum contract length of 10 years.
The assignment will be divided into three phases:
1. A 9-month Inception Phase – to confirm programme design, to undertake a series of analytical studies and to launch pilot initiatives
2. A 72-month Implementation Phase
3. A 3-month Closure and Learning Phase – following delivery of programme results by December 2029 – to responsibly close-down and exit the programme.
Key characteristics and skills we are seeking in a Supplier will be discussed and details contained in the TORs. FCDO would welcome the participation of both national and international organisations.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
113 400 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The tender is for a Supplier or consortium to act as the lead technical assistance provider to implement Components 1 (Scaling Up), 2 (Building Markets), 3 (Enabling Policies) and 4 (embedded Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning- MERL).
The contract is for an initial 7 year period, subject to break points, with the option of an extension of up to 3 years.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-016171
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
14/11/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
14/11/2022
Local time: 10:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
To access the tender documents, please login or register to FCDO's eTendering Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk. If you have any technical issues with the Portal, please call the eTendering helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK). Any issues with accessing the tender documents should also be reported to graham.wray@fcdo.gov.uk.
Any queries related to the subject of this tender must be sent via the messaging function for itt_5245 Propcom+ (not an acronym) – Supporting economic development in conflict and climate affected regions in Nigeria.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/10/2022